A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

Chafer explained, “The spacecraft comes into the atmosphere, and it burns up almost like a shooting star. Sharrow will be ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

Nasa says the asteroid is capable of 'localised destruction, though the chances of it hitting Earth are liable to reduce.

According to scientists, the asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day and passed near around 500,000 miles.

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a non-threat.

A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, may strike Earth in December 22, 2032, according to Nasa. Just in time for Christmas.

An asteroid the size of a football pitch could hit the Earth in seven years, astronomers have warned. The rocky object, ...

A recently-discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 may make a very close approach to Earth in 8 years. This newly discovered asteroid, ...